LIQUIDITY GRAB IN TRADINGLet's talk about liquidity grab and why the market moves against you the moment you open a trade. At Smart Money, liquidity grab is at the heart of the trading systems, because without it, there can't be a market.
✴️ Market Liquidity
No matter how long you have been trading, at some point you must have questioned the depth in the market you are trading. In other words, its liquidity. Liquidity is the #1 element that makes a market work and competitive. For a market to be rich in liquidity, there must be broad participation from both buyers and sellers.
That's why it makes sense for smart money or market makers to extract liquidity from the market. Liquidity hunting is a very common practice. It is nothing but the art of forcing losing players out of the market who are known to be weak long and short holders.
✴️ Liquidity Grab Often Occurs Against The Underlying Trend
The bigger and brighter the liquidity zone, the more likely it is that Smart Money will target that particular zone, especially if it is located against the underlying trend.
For example, in a bearish trend structure, you can often see clear liquidity picking up from below, against the trend, and reversing the price up. This is more common in very liquid markets with high trading volume (e.g. Forex, stock market).
Why does it happen? Big players know that most of us use various indicators, moving averages, candlestick and chart patterns and other popular tools for our day trading, scalper trading. The big players can easily lure retail traders to enter the market at bad points and act against their positions.
Many traders use significant levels to place stop losses and buy or sell stops for exits and entries respectively. It is these price levels that are used by smart money to provide their needs with the right liquidity. Institutional players cannot trade the same way as retail traders because in low liquidity price zones, they can up/down too much on large orders. So, they use high liquidity zones to place their own large orders in the market without having too much impact on the price.
Liquidity grab is actively used mainly in the forex and cryptocurrency markets, as these markets are quite volatile and attract inexperienced traders. Besides, it is easy to use margin trading on them. Inexperienced (and even experienced) traders don't know, and those who do, don't believe that a market maker uses their stops to "make a market" on a regular basis.
✴️ More is Better
The more liquidity that accumulates above a significant price level, the more likely that liquidity will be harvested. Where price consistently bounces off a demand (support) or resistance (supply) level several times, there is a huge concentration of stops by some players and orders in the other direction by others. It is important to focus on finding these spots, as you can find great entries after liquidity is collected. The more bounces, the better.
The key factor for a major player is time. The more time passes, the more liquidity there will be. And if price cannot break through areas with multiple highs or lows, it is likely that liquidity around those price levels will increase over time. The more time that passes, the more liquidity will increase (unless major highs/lows are broken). Because of this factor, if you want to trade a liquidity seeking pattern, you should be aware of how time plays a role in consolidating orders above/below key liquidity zones.
✴️ Grabing Liquidity And Finding Stop Losses
A liquidity grab is a liquidation event in which buyers' or sellers' stop losses are removed and traders who took a trade on a breakout are trapped.
✴️ Stop Loss Grab By A Major Player
Stop loss finding and liquidity grab are similar concepts. Finding a stop loss is when price drops or rises behind the structural elements of the chart, or just goes to a round value. The smart money knows there aren't many stops and liquidity accordingly. These places are visible to almost all traders, everyone sees some "key" level, where the price hits the same place a hundred times. A big player realizes that half of the players will play on the rebound, putting their stops above or below the zone, while the other half will play on the breakout, jumping in after the breakout of this zone. As long as stop losses of the former and pending (buy/sell stops) or market orders of the latter are triggered, smart money will absorb all these orders.
✴️ Look For A Quick Price Reversal After A Breakdown
The goal of the Smart Money trading system is very simple - retail traders, should avoid falling into the trap of the market maker and just follow the market maker. A liquidity grab should always be accompanied by a quick, strong reversal move after reaching a critical low/maximum essentially a quick turn in price back to structural support or resistance. How quickly the price will come back, we do not know, but the time of being outside the demand or supply zone will depend on the liquidity of the market itself and the volume of big players.
✴️ Monitor The Lowest Low And The Highest High Of The Structure
When you do not see areas with the same lows or highs on the chart (consolidation), the main area to monitor is the lowest minimum or the highest maximum of the structure, i.e. where the highs or lows are connected by the trend line.
✴️ Maximum And Minimum Of The Market Structure
Most traders' stop losses will be located exactly where the high or low of the trend is visible. When the price falls below/below the start of the move, then stops will be triggered and new orders will be opened in the hope that the trend has finally changed. Liquidity will also be under other lows, traders will also jump in there to update the nearby structure, but the very beginning of the move will be the key level. This can be attributed to the time frame or simply fractality. There is a difference between targeted and non-targeted liquidity, i.e. caused by a market maker or caused by general market action.
On the left side we have targeted and on the right side we have untargeted. The difference between the two is that the targeted liquidity grab is initiated by smart money and the non-targeted one by general market action. In the former case the targeted attempt to take out stops will start from the middle of the previous move where there are not many stops and liquidity, in the latter case there is a move under general market action.
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DXY H8 - Short SignalDXY H8
DXY is currently maintaining its position at the key resistance level of 104, demonstrating resilience at this significant whole number price point. Despite hitting this zone yesterday, we observe a relatively subdued level of market activity.
It appears that the markets are in a wait-and-see mode, anticipating a potential surge in trading volume driven by the release of crucial economic indicators, namely NFP, AE, and UE figures scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. Investors seem poised for a potential shift in market dynamics following the upcoming data release.
That being said, we are anticipating more downside.
[Updates] USD upcoming movesHello fellow traders , my regular and new friends!
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On a yearly basis USD has been in a wide range as you can see highlighted in daily chart. Right now either this is a correction to head down to 101, OR push back up to 106.
Slightly bias for it to head down though
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HOW TO RECOGNIZE A SCAM SIGNAL PROVIDER WEBSITEForex signal providers can be a good resource for traders looking to access the markets. However, not all signal providers are created equal, and some of them act as scammers, preying on unsuspecting novice traders. In this article, we will look at how to recognize a fraudulent signal provider's website and how not to fall victim to their machinations. The provider's website can be a great indicator of professionalism or, on the contrary, a desire to deceive you.
1. Bad website design
One of the easiest ways to recognize a fraudulent signal provider website is to check its design. Fraudulent sites often have poor design with low-resolution images and poor grammar. You won't find any information about the provider itself on such sites. Non-working buttons or links are also a reason to be cautious. The sites of legal signal providers are usually well designed, have professional images and clear language.
2. Lack of contact information
The websites of fraudulent signal providers often lack contact information or provide fake contact information. In many cases there are icons of almost all social networks, but when you click on the link there is nothing there. If there is even an account in social networks, they are mostly completely anonymous. On the other hand, legitimate signal providers should have a physical address, phone number and e-mail address on their website. Traders should check the contact information provided and make sure it is legitimate.
3. Unverified performance
Fraudulent signal providers may provide unverified results or manipulate performance metrics to appear more profitable than they actually are. It can be easy to show fake trading results on a website. You should treat such results with caution. You should always check the accuracy of the performance results before using services from any signal provider. Legitimate signal providers should provide verified performance results from third-party sources. Our team has already checked a huge number of them and found out who is working correctly and who is falsifying the trading results.
4. Lack of social proof
Social media is a staple of business these days. Social buttons can lead to the homepage of a website, to an empty profile, or to nowhere at all. Social media proof is a powerful tool that can help traders identify fake signal providers. The websites of fraudulent signal providers often have no reviews or they usually have fake reviews. There are always satisfied customers on their website and social media pages with no way to read the comments. Providers using a well-known consumer review system is usually a good sign. But you still should also check third-party review websites to see what other traders are saying about the provider. If there are a lot of short positive reviews you should also be wary as they may be fake.
5. Check the domain name
Domain names registered for a short period of time, say a year, can be suspicious because scammers don't invest a lot of money in their sites. They purchase domain names with short expiration dates to minimize their costs. Websites that are newly created and have a short lifespan are more likely to be fraudulent.
In conclusion, recognizing scam signal provider websites is crucial for traders to avoid falling victim to scammers and achieve their trading goals. By checking for poor website design, lack of contact information, unverified performance, lack of social proof, traders can identify legitimate signal providers and avoid being scammed. Be safe.
NZDCHF - Breakout TradeI see an interesting reversal play to the upside on NZDCHF. This is a pure technicals play to trade the breakout on this week's session open.
Price fails to push to new highs and signal the start of a potential downtrend.
The massive selloff doesn't push price to new lows so we have a support formation.
Moving average crossover is an early signal that near-term momentum is picking up to the upside.
Upside breakout further supports... well, upside potential.
Top 6 Most Tradable Currency PairsForex traders have the luxury of more highly leveraged trading with lower margin requirements compared to traders in equity markets. But before you jump headfirst into the fast-paced world of forex, you'll want to know about the currency pairs that trade most often.
Here's a look at six of the most traded currency pairs in forex:
1. EUR/USD: Trading the "Fiber"
The most traded currency pair is the EUR/USD, most likely because of the global prominence of the economies of the European single market and the United States. It made up 22.7% of overall market share, as of the latest BIS survey. That's down from 24% market share in the previous 2019 survey. The high daily volume and liquidity of this pair ensure tight spreads for traders.
The EUR/USD tends to have a negative correlation with the U.S. dollar and Swiss franc (USD/CHF) and a positive correlation with the British pound/U.S. dollar (GBP/USD). This is due to the positive correlation of the Euro, the British pound, and the Swiss franc.
2. USD/JPY: Trading the "Gopher"
The next most actively traded pair was the USD/JPY, with high liquidity and a market share of 13.5%, slightly higher than its prior 13.2%.2 This pair has been sensitive to political sentiment between the United States and the Far East.
It tends to be positively correlated to the USD/CHF and the U.S. dollar/Canadian dollar (USD/CAD) currency pairs. This relationship is due to the U.S. dollar being the base currency in all three pairs. USD/JPY also responds to changes made to interest rates by the Bank of Japan and the effect on the yen relative to the U.S. dollar.
3. GBP/USD: Trading the "Cable"
Trading in the GBP/USD currency pair represented 9.5% of forex market share, a small decrease from the prior survey in 2019. Again, the popularity and volume of trading in this pair reflect the strength of the British and U.S. economies.
The GBP/USD tends to have a negative correlation with the USD/CHF and a positive correlation with the EUR/USD. This is due to the positive correlation between the British pound sterling, the Swiss franc, and the Euro.
4. USD/CNY: Trading the Yuan
The USD/CNY currency pair represents the relationship between the U.S. dollar and the Chinese renminbi, more commonly known as the yuan. Its market share grew to 6.6% from its previous 4.1% of market share in daily forex trades.
The U.S.-China trade relationship has been a volatile one, providing USD/CNY traders with plenty of speculative trading opportunities. Those interested in the USD/CNY should maintain awareness of developments in that relationship, as they could affect the pricing of the pair.
5. USD/CAD: Trading the "Loonie"
Market share for the USD/CAD currency pair increased to 5.5% from 4.4% in the previous survey three years ago. Interest rates in the U.S. and Canada will affect the price of this pair, reflecting the effects on the individual currencies. In addition, as oil is a major economic driver for Canada, its price will affect the price of Canadian currency. This in turn can have an impact on the currency pair.
The USD/CAD tends to be negatively correlated with the AUD/USD, GBP/USD, and EUR/USD pairs due to the U.S. dollar being the quote currency in these other pairs.
6. AUD/USD: Trading the "Aussie"
The AUD/USD currency pair captured 5.1% of forex market share, compared to its previous 5.4%. It tends to have a negative correlation with the USD/CAD, USD/CHF, and USD/JPY pairs due to the U.S. dollar being the base currency in these cases.
The value of Australia's currency is closely tied to the role and value of its exports in its economy. Therefore, a downward movement in that value could affect the AUD/USD currency pair value, strengthening the dollar to the loonie. The relationship between the interest rates set by the respective central banks can affect the currency pair price, as well.
Conclusion
The list of the most actively traded currency pairs starts with the EUR/USD, which has the greatest trading volume. All six currency pairs offer the liquidity that investors who trade them need for profits.
However, various factors such as trade relationships, changing interest rates, economic upheaval, and country disputes, including war, can affect individual currencies (and thus pairs). So make sure that you're up to date on such news and information before leaping into the forex market so you can choose the most viable currency pairs to trade.
HOW TO TRADE RECTANGLESAs we already know, a price trend does not usually reverse instantly. As a rule, upward and downward trends are separated by periods when the price is in a trading range - a sideways trend. To take a simple analogy, imagine a huge ship. It's not easy to slow it down, it takes a lot of time. Now imagine how long it takes to turn around? It's the same with prices. Hence the simple rule that the longer the trend is, the more time it takes for it to reverse.
In this case, the process of reversal, aka the horizontal phase of the market is of great importance. Because it is the horizontal range that separates an upward trend from a downward trend (or vice versa). But when the sideways range comes in the shifting phase, the battle between sellers and buyers is equal. Until, for one reason or another, the price does not go down under selling pressure.
It is the breakout of the sideways range, with a new low being reached, that indicates to the trader that a trend reversal is taking place. In other words, when the price falls out of the trading range, it is a sell signal. When the bearish trend ends, the reversal process begins.
The Reversal Rectangle And The Psychology Behind It
When the rectangle is just starting to form, some news is released on the asset and uninformed market participants, who heard about it for the first time, jump in to buy. At this stage, there are positive forecasts everywhere and to go long seems to be the right choice.
We remember that absolutely every trade has two participants: the seller and the buyer. At the same time sellers have absolutely different view on the market. They diligently bought much earlier, on rumors of positive news. And now the positive news has arrived, which means what? That's right, it's time to sell. And who is the best person to sell to? Uninformed participants. This is how the well-known principle "buy the rumors, sell the facts" looks to everyone.
If price patterns like a rectangle are formed at the bottom of the market, they are called accumulative, and the process itself is called accumulation. Here the psychology is exactly the opposite. Sellers see that the price of the asset is falling and decide to sell when bad news and future forecasts become known to all investors. Potential buyers previously hesitated because they did not want to enter on such bad news.
Simply put, the upper reversal rectangle is just a version of the signal that the series of rising highs and lows will reverse. And exactly the opposite is true for the bottom rectangle. You also need to realize that a reversal pattern needs something to reverse. In other words, there should be a clear trend in the opposite direction from the expected reversal before such a rectangle. Accordingly, there should be a strong upward trend up to the top rectangle, and a downward trend down to the bottom rectangle.
How Is The Rectangle Formed?
In the picture shown above, the upper and lower boundaries of the rectangle are formed by at least 3 touches between two horizontal trend lines. However, the rectangle could actually be made on the first two touches. Don't forget, any sideways trend is just an area where buyers and sellers are fighting. If the battle results in a rectangle with more than two touches, it means that the battle between the two sides has turned intense. It also means that the bearish characteristics of the rectangle in the example above are intensifying.
The more touches the rectangle has, the more significant it is
As you will notice we use the phrases "touches" and "approaches" this is important because on real charts rectangles will not be so perfect and beautiful. Approaching any trend line , including the horizontal one in a rectangle, is as important as actually touching it. So, if the price reaches the boundary and then reverses, it reinforces this support or resistance zone anyway.
Significance Of Any Price Pattern
The principles of price patterns are universal. They can be used on any timeframe, from 1-minute candles to monthly candles. However, it is the size and depth of the pattern that influence how significant it is in a particular timeframe.
1. Timeframe
The larger the timeframe, the more significant the pattern is
If a pattern is drawn on a monthly chart, it means that it is significantly more important than the one seen on an intraday chart. Suppose we are looking at a daily chart and we have noticed two patterns. The first one took 10 days to form, while the second one took 4 weeks. It is understandable that the significance of a 4-week epic battle between buyers and sellers is much higher than a 10-day clash.
2. Significance of price fluctuations
The more price fluctuates within a pattern, the more important it is
If the price stands still for a long time, traders and investors inevitably get used to buying at one price and selling at another. That is why the price moving beyond the usual prices changes the whole picture dramatically and represents an important event from the psychological point of view.
3. Significance of pattern depth
The more in-depth the pattern, the greater its significance
A breakout of a wide trading range is much more important than a breakout of a narrow trading range. The bigger (proportionally) the price fluctuations inside the pattern, the stronger the subsequent movement will be. If the pattern is formed by wide price movements, it means that the end of the pattern is likely to be marked by them as well.
It is also important to note that if you get a very narrow rectangle, it means that the battle between buyers and sellers is very balanced. This is especially true if there is almost no trading activity. When the balance is broken for one reason or another, the price will often move faster and further than initially expected.
How To Measure The Impact Of A Breakout
To assess the impact of a breakout, simply measure the distance between the inner boundaries, and then project them downwards. In most cases, the price will go further than the potential target we have highlighted. In very strong movements it will go further by many percent. Moreover, these price range projections often become important support and resistance zones in themselves.
Unfortunately, we cannot determine exactly where the next level will be after the price move, because technical analysis, again, does not allow us to accurately determine the duration of the price movement. However, we can well estimate the probability of whether this zone will be support or resistance. To put it plainly, this approach is a minimum expectation of the price movement.
Cancellation Effect
The minimum distance after a breakout can become a new zone where another accumulation or distribution begins. It usually takes a long period in the new range for the price to move back into the old range.
That being said, if there was a breakout of, say, a 2-year rectangle and price reached the minimum target, even though it didn't go any further, it will usually need the same accumulation/distribution period as it did in the previous range. It is only then that price can move back up.
False Breakout
As we have already found out, a price breakout outside the price pattern, even if it is small, often indicates a trend reversal or its confirmation (if the price was in an accumulation/rectangle). However, it is not uncommon for price to show deceptive, movements, so we need to introduce clear rules to avoid mistakes. It is quite ironic that false breakouts actually confirm the significance of certain support or resistance zones.
For example, on a daily chart, you see a confident breakout of a rectangle. But if the price does not hold above the broken line for more than one day, such a signal becomes suspicious. From a technical point of view, such a breakout can be much less significant, because if it does not hold, it means that the momentum is exhausted.
If the price has uncertainly broken the level, in most cases it turns in the opposite direction to the breakout
A hesitant breakout is often accompanied by further concentration of the price in the range until the price structure is technically prepared for a new breakout. When the price has confidently exited the pattern, this is an indication that the breakout has taken place.
Indications of a false upside breakout: price is moving back into the range and breaking the previous lows, the rising trendline connecting the previous lows.
Indications of a false downside breakout: price moves back into the range, breaks the previous high, a descending trendline connecting the previous highs.
Keep Risk Management In Mind
We remember that an upward breakout indicates a possible price rise. However, the same can be said about a pullback. If the price is back in the range, the probability of it reaching higher values decreases rapidly. Unfortunately, there are no quick and easy ways to determine this in any market conditions. Every market situation is different. This is the reason why you need to think everything through in advance, even before opening a trade. Otherwise, if the trade is already open, your emotions will come into play and affect the result. If you do not think over your risks in advance, if things go badly, you will be emotionally stressed and tense when you exit the trade. You will be influenced by some news, sharp price movements and in general anything except a sober, logical plan thought out in advance.
Let's Summarize
A rectangle is a trading range between two parallel trend lines. We measure the consequences of a breakout: the depth of the pattern is projected in the direction of the breakout. Indications of a false upward breakout: price moves back into the range and breaks the previous lows, the rising trendline connecting the previous lows. Indications of a false downside breakout: price moves back into the range, breaks the previous high, downward trend line connecting the previous highs.
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EURUSD: Important Key Levels to Watch Next Week 🇪🇺🇺🇸
Here are the important key levels to watch & trade on EURUSD next week.
Resistance 1: 1.1017 - 1.1067 area
Resistance 2: 1.1129 - 1.1150 area
Support 1: 1.0825 - 1.0848 area
Support 2: 1.0736 - 1.0775 area
Support 3: 1.0655 - 1.0686 area
Support 4: 1.0494 - 1.0535 area
Support 5: 1.0447 - 1.0467 area
Consider these structures for pullback/breakout trading next week.
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LIQUIDITY TYPESThere are a huge number of trading strategies in trading, however, there are some that significantly prevail over all others. They are based on the concept of liquidity. Let's look at them in detail.
✴️ STRUCTURED LIQUIDITY
Swing High and Swing Low are market highs and lows respectively, and Equal high and Equal low are equal market highs and lows respectively.
BSL (Buy Side Liquidity) - liquidity at the highs
SSL (Sell Side Liquidity) - liquidity at the lows
Trend liquidity. Trend is the most popular trading model all over the world and has been used for decades. No matter what you read, no matter what you watch, everywhere there will be a system of trend detection and trading logic described. It is hard not to guess where market participants, who trade both along the trend and against it, will set stop-losses.
✴️ LIQUIDITY IN A BULLISH TREND
Let's consider where liquidity appears behind the nearest maximum in an upward trend. Historically, the most traders set stops above/below some highs or lows.
The first participants are sellers who started shorting the market and successfully caught the reversal. These traders set their stop losses behind the nearest maximum, i.e. over the top where the reversal started. Those with experience will start to partially close their orders or get rid of the whole position during the pullback.
The second participants are those who trade the reversal, who do not believe in the continuation of the trend. They set their limit orders for a rebound from a significant zone (or jump on the market) and set their stop losses in the same place as the first ones - over the nearest maximum. It is understandable, if it goes higher, it means that the analysis was wrong.
And here are the third participants who trade breakouts, who trend trade and enter the battle only when the price updates the maximum. There are two options to enter the trade: buy-stop or manual, where both types of orders are market orders. It's simple, if the price breaks through the resistance zone, then they jump just follow the trend.
What have we found out? The first ones set stops behind the level, the second ones set their stops in the same place, the third ones work according to the market. All this crowd set tons of market orders behind the nearest maximum. All these market orders are liquidity. What do you think, if the big player has plans to mark down the price, will it go after this liquidity?
✴️ LIQUIDITY IN A BEARISH TREND
Liquidity in a bearish trend is the same, but in reverse.
✴️ LIQUIDITY POOL
Equal high (EQH) and Equal low (EQL) are equal market highs and lows, respectively. From technical analysis are support and resistance zones.
When price approaches the previous high in a bull market, participants begin to both buy and sell. What happens if the price does not make the high in a continuation of the trend and bounces back? Those who doubted the rebound from this zone start jumping in by the market, putting their stops above this high.
What do we have? The first stops were put by those who caught the reversal at the peak, the second ones are those who came in on the rebound, the third ones are those who are still waiting for the breakout and do not believe in the reversal, and the fourth ones are those who start jumping on the rebound. And there are also those who have not decided what to do. How to get them into the market? Simple is to show more rebound from this zone. The more touches of one significant zone are made, the more liquidity accumulates behind this zone.
✴️ TREND LIQUIDITY
When the price rolls in one direction, clearly bouncing off the trend line visible to everyone, it does it for a reason. In addition to those who jump on the market structure, there are those who open trades from the trend line. Stops of all participants are distributed below the lows (if we consider the trend line upwards), someone puts thembelow the first, someone below the second, someone fears to put them farther away. More often than not, all this liquidity will be cleaned out in the near future, and very often it happens in one sharp move. Why? To show the effect of surprise and prevent most from jumping out of the trade. Essentially, it's liquidity both structural and trend-following.
Since the market is fractal, this happens on all timeframes. You don't think that you have seen a trend and you need to urgently open a trade in the other direction. You need to realize that this liquidity can be collected once, collected by the same movement or not collected at all. It all depends on the market context of the higher timeframe.
✴️ DAILY LIQUIDITY
It's simple here liquidity accumulated behind the previous day's high and low.
✴️ SESSION LIQUIDITY
Similarly liquidity generated outside the minimums and maximums of the time sessions. Someone trading to collect session liquidity usually hunts for Asian session liquidity.
GBPUSD D1 - Correction before LONGGBPUSD is elegantly responding to the strategic convergence of resistance and supply prices, seamlessly aligning with the significant milestone of 1.27. In recent trading sessions, these key whole numbers have exhibited remarkable efficacy across the pairs under our scrutiny.
Our discerning gaze is now fixed on pinpointing the extent of selling pressure exhaustion, laying the groundwork for a poised transition into potential long positions. The ultimate objective is to set our sights on the forthcoming psychological price zone at 1.30, strategically gearing up for the journey ahead.
DXY D1 - Bullish BounceDXY D1 - Relief Rally
The dollar index has undergone a significant retreat, showcasing a robust decline from the recent swing low to the swing high. It elegantly touched the 618 region, displaying a compelling wick, and gracefully closed just above our crucial 103.000 support level.
Anticipating a potential rebound from this fortifying support zone, we may witness a temporary respite before a possible breach of the 103.000 support on the imminent second attempt.
Meanwhile, the US30, US100, and XAUUSD are scaling impressive heights, mirroring the upward momentum seen in GBPUSD and EURUSD. Stay tuned for a detailed analysis unfolding shortly.
CADCHF - Trend ContinuationThe Canadian dollar appears to be bearish against several pairs. The pair that I'm eyeing is the CADCHF.
Based on the latest range breakout, this is another swing trading momentum play. As long as price doesn't revert back into this range, I think further downside is very likely.
Short Term Bearish Before Going Bullish...?On this 4 hour, this market has maintained its bullishness, printing higher highs and higher lows from over a week now. Prices are currently in a Bullish PB that is forming a high at the moment. Because the market never moves in a straight line, the market is expected to experience some bearish retracement back into our PB, from where it would be expected to experience some reversal before the continuation of the up move.
We have refined our PB to a rather smaller zone. It is expected that prices will come right into our zone, and begin to reverse from there. When that happens, prices will be expected to resume the bullish push and go all the way to the 4 hour liquidity target above.
Some Bullishness ExpectedToday, we will be looking at this pair from the 4 hour perspective. On this timeframe, we have seen the market continue to make higher highs and higher lows over the past 2 weeks. This up trend is expected tocontinue for a little longer.
From our analysis, the market is current making 4 PBs to the top side. We expect to see some retracement at this level to bring prices into our PB, and possibly into our refined zone, from where we will be looking to see prices reverse bullish and go all the way to the our daily liquidity target at the top.
It is expected that prices will continue to move bullish until it gets to our weekly zone above.
THE KOG REPORTKOG REPORT:
In last week’s KOG Report we said we would face a difficult week on the markets and will be looking for higher pricing on Gold, and if price did start with a decline, we would be looking for the levels 1970-65 for a strong support before attempting the long trade into the target regions we had above. We gave KOG’s bias level as 1965 bullish above and a target price of 2003 on our morning review and update. Looking at the move that occurred, it couldn’t have been anymore precise with the low being put in at 1965 and the target regions above completing. Another successful week on the markets with not only on Gold, but the numerous other pairs we analyse and trade.
So, what can we expect in the week ahead?
It’s the end of the month, so expect there to be some profit taking across the markets which will cause a lot of volatility. It’s a good idea for most traders, but especially new traders to sit out of the markets during these periods, rather spending their time on education, practicing, and improving their techniques and strategies. Gold, we can see higher pricing, however, again, how high are they going to take it?
We’re looking for two moves this week, either the long from the immediate support level or KOG’s bias level which we’ll issue, or a short if price continues to the upside from the open. We’re a too high to get a decent entry from this level, so Monday could be played sitting on the sidelines waiting for price to make a move into the levels we want before attempting a trade. Of course, we’ll also be waiting for our trusted Excalibur to guide us.
Levels of interest on the downside are the 1990-85 levels, where, if support holds, we feel an opportunity to long the market into the higher resistance levels could arise. We’ll be monitoring the 2010-15 resistance closely, if achieved, this is where we feel a reaction in price may take place, potentially giving bears an opportunity to short the market back down into the support levels below. A break of that level will continue the move into the previous order region 2030-35 so it could be an idea to hold a runner for higher pricing. A weekly and monthly close above that 2020 level is important for bulls and it’s likely there will be a fight for the close, so please trade this wisely, if you’re going to trade it.
On the flip, if price does continue to the upside from the open, we’ll again be looking at 2010-15 for a reaction in price, otherwise, we’ll trade this level to level long on the intra-day using our red box strategy until we feel there is an opportunity to short it back down.
KOG’s bias for the week:
Bullish above 1985 with targets above 2010 and above that 2015
Bearish on break of 1985 with targets below 1975 and below that 1965
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KOG
EURUSD Analysis on H1 Timeframe - 28/11/2023
- The EURUSD is in an upward structure, supported by a strong trendline.
- Currently, the price is encountering resistance at 1.09530. Rejection at this level is evident through multiple H1 candles closing with notable wicks.
- One can consider selling with a stop-loss at the peak, or look for a buying opportunity around 1.08912 near the trendline to optimize risk."